FRIDAY MORNING TORRANCE HERALD JUNE 9,1922

HERE'S FULL TEXT OF CALIFOR­ NIA'S NEW WATER AND POWER ACT

Section 1^ It Is hereby declared adopt rules and regulations to govQ -n its activities;

» "Xf " *"""«* T"V"ViT l " c """; (1) - To exercise all powers need ers of the State for the use am I « ' • -- * -- -._.....,. , . ...

oeuiiun i. it is nereoy ueciaret to be the policy of the State to con- era" its activities; serve, develop and control the wat

benefit 'of the people:- - - ^ T _ r -_. purposes of this' article and such " ~" "~ -~..~. ---~ : : -*

Section 2. The California Water additional powers as may be grant- Penses, the principal and interest..a r> n...~_ n«_ j t--__i__ a, _.. .1 , . . tu_ i.,~i,.i,,*.__,..

and Power Board, hereinafter uy tne legislature. ul Lu« wuuun ICIIUGBVGW LU i/^ Section 4. The California Water sued- T:ne Proceeds of the sale,

the Board, Is hereby established, composed of five members who shal

, f the State of California is here

. e a powers nee­ ful for the accomplishment of the

er or electric energy to politica

eat The Board shall not supply wateis- to a privately owned public utllit;of for the production of electric en

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defined "by the board, shall be f,or tllat purpose; and at leats 31charged by the Board with its davs ' Prior notice shall be maileccost, which shall include its prop- f° the legislative bodies of all coun-

ir share as fixed by the Board of all tles an(1 incorporated municipalities,

expenditures from the water and an(1. to irrigation districts situatepower revolving fund and the share within the territory which, in the

. .. _ .__._ _.._ __._ , so charged shall be credited to such opinion of the Board, may use such

committee as herein provided revolving fund which shall be re- e'ectnc energy. Public

crease their compensation.

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dgment of the Board will repay j and develop any such project unlesf e amount of such expenditures the political subdivision claiming

ith interest within twenty-five the same shall have adopted plansor by his engraved signature;vacancy or otherwise arising.d the great seal of the State of wmajority of the members shall con- an

stitute a quorum for the transact­

section y. AH revenues ui me ~ ~ ..~.... uu..,iv.u ui^u^m WJ lllc

ard, except proceeds from the Board under the provisions hereof,, e determination of the Board that

.e of bonds, shall be paid into thm time to time first be offered atlease, condemnation, gift or other 'r°

le 01 oonus, snail ue puiu IIILU -~-~. .*»... u .» «*. m^ uwmu in»t e State Treasury and shall be up- the taking of,the property described

less than par as a popular loan, thmeans,, land, water, water n°

n^-.c... . -- ---'_.--. * , etsablish a graduate scale of al- ^n*npPted""parh vear YiT'the" "same by any party thereto, and any pro-

based "Pen a fifty per cent load fac- oltments, and may from time to "nnBr and at the same time as cee<lln« beS"» u»der the provisions

tor, except for standby service_^as ^ ̂ &ny op M of sald me. ^"^^f^^/^ct^luch ?< S'cti , 2,3a «< Article XII of

in addition to the other reven- thm Cons itutjon shall be dismissed

nf trie qtatP as ahill be re- on the flIlnS therein of a writtenred to pay the sums appropriat- ?1?ami*ndm by such party. Such de-

raw'or unfinished "and any pro'p'erty 81u'c'hl"bWds''snairi}e"*made"""under f^in^na^arhe'rPin0 nrovided^aniTit days atter service upon such party

or thing necessary or convenient to general ruie8 to be prescribed by P/SerebV made t?e 5utv of'all of- ot process ln such Proceeding

the accomplishment of the purposes sa!d Committee and shall apply to t? nereD7 maae tne .UULy "...*" ul Prnnpvtv nnnmnriptpri tnficers charged by law with any

i process in sucn proceeumg.

of "this" article; all'" subscribers similarly siYuated. "™™ Jith^reear^ to"the "levy and use may be taken under the P°wer

(c) To supply water or electric Any portion of the bonds so of- coUeCtion of said revenue to do of eminent domain for the purposes

energy or both to the State, po- fered and not taken may be other- d oer£orm each and every act hereof, but except as otherwise

litlcal subdivisions and other us- wise disposed of by the Committee hi jf hal , be necessary to col- herein provided, this article shall

ers and subject to the provisions in such manner and at such price . . . ad<jltionai 8um not confer power to take the prop-

of ' this artcile, to prescribe the or prices, not less than par, as it ' erty or works owned or controlled

?ermT of contracts, and fix the may determine. The Committee may All moneys pal d from the ge neral by any political subdivision used 0

price therefor and collect the same; cancel any of the bonds so offered fund in the btate treasury foi pnn- - -el any of the bonds so offered fund in the State treasury for prin- pr0pos'ed to be used for supplying

7dY"To"use~the"waiers and the and not taken and rejssue them in cipal of or interest on such bonds water or electri(j en or both

(fl ). 10 use tne wa « ____,_, au_ ^^ denominations. sha11 be returned into said- general without it(i consent .lands'of 'thVilatZor-any material dffferent denominations. »|jaii *™?r™ rSvenueB* o*

therein or thereon, and to require Section 7. Bonds herein author- fund out of the levenues or

the reservation from sale or other ized shall be issued and sold only Boa

disposition of such lands and ma- for the acquisition of such proper- a;[a 't nrlnl as In the opinion of the ty and rights, and for the aquisl- iner»«^ ....... >.., .. ,-. .. ., —

Board will be required for the tion* construction, development, ™<* advances until so returned at

without its consent.Section 15. All public officers, ,rds, commissions, and agencies ,11 make available to the Board

all data and information in their

u UUUDHUV-V^, -<».«.UF.^..., u h advances until so returned at posse8sion req u ired by the Board

niirnoses of this artcle; completion, operation and mainten- the rate of six per cent per annum and shall ,.ender every assistance

P (e) To require the reservation auce of such projects as the Board compounded semi-annually. in theil. power , carrying out the

of water from appropriation for may deem necessary or convenient Section 10. Out of tbe money inj provisions of this article.

such periods as it may provide; to the accomplishment of the pur- the State treasury not otherwise! Section 1C. As far as practica-

(t) In the name of the State to poses of this article: Provided, that appropriated, the sum of two hun- ble, consistent with the speedy

annly for and accept, under the from time to time upon written re- dred provisions of the laws of the Unit- quisltion of the Board the Commit- here_

ed States or of any State grants, tee shall Issue and sell bonds not to th

permits licenses and privileges In exceeding In the aggregate five amo

the opinion of the Board necessary million dollars, the proceeds of gene

for the accomplishment of the pur- which shall be placed In the Water outnoses of this article; and Power Revolving Fund in the in th« .,»~ v . r~-- __._-. , iD tl ^ lvu jr viomi^vi w mcm* i*nu i».

ig) To co-operate and con- state Treasury, which fund is here- fund. elude any public board, public qua-

tract with political subdivisions of by created, to be used by the Section 11. The Comm.lttee "may si corporation, public corporation,

"Hands up.

"Hands off," but(bat observe her

that soon she will

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that in the opinion ot the Board, atlou, may Issue and sell bonus to uilt to the Governor annually u re-

-Tiii M>nnv to the State within provide funds required to make such port thereof, not less than onei

^intv flvl years tUe cost thereof payments of Interest or principal. thousand copies of which shall bo \ ^»»« *«>»" who are trying to set

%h Interest The title to or in- Except as otherwise provided In printed, to be by tho Governor, laid i «ure the votes of the masses, seen

r t of tnJ 'State laI "uoh systems this article, the Committee shall is- before the legislature bl-aiumully, " ">'* t« B«t only those of "

hf.li v««t In the political aubdl- sue and sell bonds only upon the and ull books and papers pertaining ustles -

i«i!,n whflii naid foi" written requisition of the Board to the mutters provided for in this;

vision wneii y* 8ued and to stating the amount ot money re- article, shall at all times be open Kussm suys,

«Jrcise in the name of the State quired and the purpose for which to the inspection of any officer «'' ;|««r-l'y "ution.

?h «,w«r of eminent domain for it Is to be used and accompanied citizen of the State. All accounts;'"''ge army toui

.H M..lnau nf acaulrlUK any prop- by a duly authorized certificate of of receipts and disbursements shal

iv nr the use or Joint use of the board describing the property be audited annually by tho Sim

.nv'nronertv deemed by the Board or rights to be acquired or the Department of Finance

n«LEJrv tor the purpose of this project proposed, und stating the Section 12. Tho Suit

necessary lor me yut v estimated cost thereof und showing llticul subdivision shall b:

To nrovide itself with sulta- the same to have boen investigated ferred right to water and electrie

M U 'f'fin« nnd field facilities, and to and approved und, in the cuso of enerrgy controlled by the Hoard as

Die oiiice »" . dutUjB aud ft x a project, that plans and oHtimates ugaiiiHt privately owned public ulil-

ffc«°rn Leisution of such expert and therefor, a copy of which shall bo ties selling water or electric emtr-

H Kt8 and other eniployuK annexed to such cortlfiohte, Imvu gy to the public and on contract

all usBisUnttt ami 01 prepared and adopted by tho; or act of the Hoard shall Interfei

cKll H^vlce ^latlouB as the Board and further certifying that,, with such preferred right. A« b

board may provide; ln th (k). To d«fln« propeetn

THE VALLEY OF BEAUTIFUL * DREAMS ^ .

By ARTHUR F. TJIOMAS city's dream of a metropolis fame.The railroad was branched off

four miles south and El Centro sprung into being over night and has become the leading city of the valley, and Is crowding the 10,000 mark in population and up-to-date !n every respect. El Centro is the present terminus of the San Diego and Eastern railway and it is. ex­ pected that it will shortly be pushed

Natures way of serving man­ kind Is often hard to fathom, but the fact that there are seemingly no limit to mother earth's pleasing surprises, serves to keep her hardy sons of toil to edge in anticipation of the next revelation. Some 20 years ago a dreamer of energy and part,s set in a small shack away out in no-man's land of a great desert and us the wind howled and drifted the fine sand in through the cracks and crannies of the flimsy tsructure. This man with the futuristic eye tried to get the surveyor and mule skinner to for­ get their troubles, by telling them that in a few short years this wild desert land would make the famed corn and cotton belt of the south and middle west set up and take notice. If you do not think John Holt had the right hunch just head your Lizzie Ford eastward for a few days of recreation and educa­ tion.

You don't need to inquire the road to the great Imperial Valley, all coast highways head into the one desert trail at Banning. If you have ever been on the desert you know what the early morning just preceding sun rise is the hour su­ preme. No tongue or pen has ever been able to portray the beauties of the early morning lights anc shadows as they race across the endless miles of desert and ascend the distant mountain slopes, leav­ ing behind them a living, ravishing shimmering landscape of purple and gold.

It may be that you are one of those near-men, who never got up at four in the morning, before in your life. Perhaps your friends had to literally tear you loose from the feathers, but as you stand there on the edge of the great inland em­ pire, rubbing the sleep from your eyes and blinking at the great light that is lighting the far eastern horrizon and the endless miles of valley in between, the conviction comes stealing over you that this is God's country, that great out- of-doors that the movies have of­ ten tried to tell you about, down in that great fog fllmned city that you call home. -^

You suddenly come to yourself with a snap and realize that every thing is loaded and Lizzie is rear­ ing to go. The first ten, miles is a ma drace down hill tover a hard dirt road that you are sure was financed and built by the tire com­ panies, judging by the number of small sharp rocks that ornament the surface of an otherwise per­ fectly good road. Plunging through whitewater river at every good ford, Lizzie literally taxes the bit in her teeth and lights out for the Palm Springs at a twenty-five mile clip, ong before you have finished fill­

ing your lungs with the wonderful desert ozone, a ten mile strip of pavement is reached, a few min­ utes put you over the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and you are roundlng a point of sheer granite cliffs that rise several hundred feet above the floor of the valley, around the corner^ you see a clump of green trees about a mile away and someone remarks that Palm Springs and breakfast are close at hand, but you find it necessary to ake the second or third guess be- ore you finally find out that the

Springs were about seven miles iway instead of one.

It has been decided to have break- :ast out under the pergola and as he scraping of chairs subsides your 'riend Jim leaus over und inquires f you will have pouched eggs and ,oast or a shot of corn flakes, re- ninding you tuat the wife cau- loned you to be oareful about your

eating. The look or scorn that you jestow on Jim as you turn to the

into this Inland Empire,Calexico, 12 miles to the south­

ward, is a flourishing modern city of 5,000 and is the gateway on the boi-der land of Mexico. This .little city has a great future before it, because of the fact that it Is the tsratagetic market for the hundred thousand acres of rich farming land below the border. American and Mexican capital is now com­ bined to build both a rail and con­ crete highway, 45 miles south from this point to San Felipe on the Gulf of California, and give all this valley land a cheap water trans­ portation to market. It is our be­

waiter and

and order ham and stack of hot cakes a foot

eggs

l;rvaLcu, vu w*. uoww wj ^«»v awuuuu J.A. i lie v*uuiu!.iii

d for the purpose of defraying establish such funds In ththis State and, with the approval Boar

see the magnitude of Uie result of this contemplated improvement.

During the war, King Cotton ruled the valley with an iron hand, and raised the hopes and ambitions of the rancher to dizzy heights, but like all things kingly, cotton left a trail of shattered hopes and for­ tunes millionaires and paupers were made over night. The past year has turned the tide of effort tow­ ard diversified farming, fruits, vine­ yards, poultry, turkeys, hogs and dairying and it don't require an expert to see that this land of cheap water and fertile soil Is j-ust hit­ ting the stride to a wonderful fu­ ture.

The advantage of this great val­ ley lies in its ability to put all kinds of fruits and vegetables into the markets of the world weeks ahead of other sections and every one knows that it's the early bird that gets the worm. Just one Il­ lustration will furnish sufficient food for thought. Good land with full water rights all leveled and ready for the plow can be had for$100 to $200 an acre; while teh

land just across the roadhaving bearing grapes, apricots, figs, or grapefruit, sells readily for $400 to $800 an acre. What's the answer?

Every one has heard about Im­ perial Valley climate and many look at it from the same position as the child who has heard of thegoblin that will don't watch out.

get you if you There is just, as

much sense in the one as the oth­ er. Government reports show that the thousands of cultivated acres together with the trees has modi­ fied the desert heat to a large ex­ tent und the big things to remember is the fact that it's this warm weather that produces the yearly crops and makes the valley famous.

go to the valley, try to live in a light flimsy shack or tent house with no shade, and it naturally gets as hot as a Dutch oven. There isn't many places In the United States that it wouldn't. These people stay a few mouths, lose interest and sight of the ulti­ mate prosperity in store for the man who stays, and come away seeking easy money in some other locality. The c'nances are they never had a hundred dollars in the bank at one time In their lives and that

This land of t»romise years of nerve rucking

Claimed the people arc awaLen-! in!' from their long .slumbur, but 1 closer observation suggests thut! they merely turned over for anoth­ er tillOOiiO.

prepared uud adopted by the; or net of the Hoard shall iand further certifying that,| with such preferred right.

e opinion ot the board, the! tween those otherwise equa

Tho girl whoshe read aboui suits in the in

the beach

usod to blush when one piece bathing

uspaperis, Is silling wearing ono now,n. nn uv~ wu mi; iMiui.li »*JU11U£ uiiu iioyy,

in ipe uytiuuu ui it>« uuaiu, vu.i mocu luvac wi.o. n >aa vjcjuully en- und without uliowiug any nlgu. of

to revuue (rou tb« property nr rtfhtiI titled, the Board nUall supply wat- uuiLmrrtusdiueut.

ligh, convinces him that the luref the desert is getting into yourlood and that your family doctors due to loose u steady customer,efore this trip Is ended" it you

hud time to follow the canyon trail mile or so you would find a

ivonderful cold stream and u wealth of fine shade, but as time is limited you can only divide your time be­ tween Mt. San Jacinto's snowy peak 11,000 feet almost straight over­ head and the beautiful expanse of Salton Sea stretching away 40 miles to the eastward.Ten miles of good dirt road brings

you to the desert highway which is a concrete ribbon 85 miles in length; by 8:30 or 9:00 o'clock you are passing Coachella a half mile on your left. This district is noted for its fine dates and strong onions that grow to perfection on both sides of the highway for many miles. Artesian wells furnish tbe life blood for this "favored spot und like all other sections of Southern California it is coming rapidly to the front.

High noon lands us in Westmor­ land, a thriving little town in the center of what is known as the soft land section, we decide to muke the remalulug eight miles into the town of Bruwley for lunch. We find hero a thriving city, growing like the proverbial weed. This is the native home of the festive cun- tulbupe, the central slapping point tor more than !il,00« ucres of this luscious fruit. . -

Ton inlleH south we come Into) things for the future.

Imepriul (!ity, the mother town of i Many huve come to scoff and

tho valley. This town had all| Biieer, but have stayed to luud aud

the advantage in the beginning to| cheer this wonderful laud of prom-

bocome the metropolis of the valley,! ise. Ask any man who bus lived

but was haniUcaped by u power-1 five years In the Great Imeprlal VaU

ful group of men In control, who [ley,were short of vision. When Holt; _ _, .

und associates wanted to build u The business experts tell us w.e

ould cheer up, which is not BOvine, li IllllOU vo me uuniwuru,HUM group of would-be Czars «"»y while the novunuueut iiiuibta

wouldn't give a nickel or a toot .we should, unte up.

of right-ot-way, and this was the.i of tbe end ot Imperial 1 Tornmee Fi«iU, Augu«t 16-19

never will. It's there birds will tell you about the ter­

rible heat In Imperial Valley.On the other hand, It Is only

necessary to go down there and look over the comfortable homes, teeming acres and thriving cities, of the thousands who have gone there and stayed, to get a real an­ swer to the problem. We have lived in this valley and we were raised up in the middle west where the horses died ni the harvest field and we could get no sieep at night and our answer is that there is abso­ lutely no comparison either as to creature comforts or prospects for home and prosperity.

We own land in this valley, but we are not in the selling game. We are merely telling a human in­ terest story of facts concerning one of the few places of great op­ portunity left to, the American peo­ ple today. It Is no place for the man or woman with u weak back­ bone. If you think you would like to go down and try it for a year, don't go. But if you have been a wage-earner for years and have a true yearning to return to the soil of honest effort for a sure shair-, of prosperity and a comfortable old uge, then go while the going's good, for another year or two 'will see the land values doubled aud quadrupled and your lust state will bo worse that the first.

had ten struggle,

then the war prices precipitated a wonderful boom and $100 laud went to $300 in u year. Another year and the bubble broke und the in-fluted values tumbled It was merel repeating

ily u case ot lelf. Now th

over night, of history

courseis clear, values are on tbe steady up-grade, oportunitles of today will be gone tomorrow. The most sta­ ble valuations in tho nution are in the soil; development is only Just begun, but it is going forward with u rush und snap that promises great